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Glossary entry

Japanese term or phrase:

お前が生きてきた意味は、この瞬間のためにある。

English translation:

You have lived to reach this moment

Added to glossary by sumire (X)
Jul 12, 2007 12:12
17 yrs ago
Japanese term

お前が生きてきた意味は、この瞬間のためにある。

Japanese to English Art/Literary Cinema, Film, TV, Drama
2人の侍のうちの1人は、その「天狗」です。天狗は死ぬ事を望み、相手をけしかけて戦いを挑みます。相手は最初の間はためらっているのですが、天狗を殺して戦いに勝つと決意したその時に、天狗がその相手に言ったセリフです。できるだけ短いイギリス英語のセリフで、十分その意味が表現される訳を教えて下さい。
Proposed translations (English)
5 +1 You have lived to reach this moment
3 +3 This is the moment that gives your life meaning
4 +1 This is the moment you've been waiting for
4 +1 This is the moment you've waited for all your life.
3 Your entire life boils down to this one moment
3 Now prove yourself that you are SAMURAI
Change log

Jul 13, 2007 13:25: sumire (X) Created KOG entry

Jul 17, 2007 18:36: sumire (X) changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/693707">sumire (X)'s</a> old entry - "お前が生きてきた意味は、この瞬間のためにある。"" to ""You have lived to reach this moment""

Aug 11, 2007 02:07: sumire (X) changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/693707">sumire (X)'s</a> old entry - "お前が生きてきた意味は、この瞬間のためにある。"" to ""You have lived to reach this moment""

Proposed translations

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5 mins
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You have lived to reach this moment

Or something like "This moment is the reason for your existance."

I like "reach" here because that implies the 意味 while keeping it natural.

If you can go a little longer, something like "Everything you have done in your life has been for this moment." That's probably a better word-for-word translation but it is a bit longer and less fluid.

Hope this gives you some ideas, anyway.
Peer comment(s):
agree casey : I like "the very reason for your existence"
15 hrs
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+3
16 mins

This is the moment that gives your life meaning

Not much different from Benjamin's suggestion really. I think I prefer the emphasis with it this way around.
Peer comment(s):
agree Brandon Wood : I agree, I might also suggest "This moment is what gives your life meaning." I think this structure puts more emphasis on the moment, which is what you're looking for.
30 mins
agree SAKIFUKU (X) : Agree, but I like Brandon"s idea, "This moment is what gives your life meaning." better.
4 hrs
agree Leona Middleton Konkel (X)
11 hrs
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+1
1 hr

This is the moment you've been waiting for

This makes it sound as if this is the reason for his/her existance.

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Note added at 1 hr (2007-07-12 14:10:57 GMT)
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I really don't like to translate words that don't carry much meaning or "weight" in this sense, such as 理由 and 意味.
Peer comment(s):
agree Caihui : This is probably the most natural and has more impact than the rest. Short and sweet, to the point.
6 hrs
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+1
5 hrs

This is the moment you've waited for all your life.

I basically agree with Roger except that the expression as he has it is used in other contexts (pouncing on an opportunity but not necessarily one of life-crticial importance), and doesn't capture the idea of an entire life being intended for one moment in time. The drawback to my suggestion is that it's a bit longer and not quite as snappy.
Peer comment(s):
agree Roger Johnson : yeah, maybe thats it!
8 hrs
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16 hrs

Your entire life boils down to this one moment

OR

This one moment is what your entire life is all about.
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12 hrs

Now prove yourself that you are SAMURAI

武道を多少囓った者として、相手に真剣勝負で敗れてもよい（自分は斬られて死んでもいい）と覚悟を決めた天狗、その一方で天狗との勝負に勝つ（天狗をあの世に送ってやる）と漸く決意した相手方の侍……。この二人の侍はどのような間柄なのかと、つくづく考えてしまうと同時に、非常に惹かれるものがありました。何故なら、真剣による勝負という場で、敢えて相手に斬られようとする侍（この場合は天狗）の話は、今までに迂闊にして聞いたこともないし、書物で読んだ記憶もないからです。二人の侍の間は親子なのか、あるいは嘗て互いに稽古で汗を流した同門の高弟同士なのか……、興味は尽きません。そのような特殊な関係の二人の侍を念頭に、多分天狗は、「遠慮なく俺を斬れ。俺を斬ることによって、己れの役目を果たせ」といったこと言いたいのではという気がします。以上のように解釈した場合、「お前が生きてきた意味は、この瞬間のためにある」は色々と訳せると思いますが、私なら思い切って"Now prove yourself that you are SAMURAI"と意訳にし、"SAMURAI"の部分、映画の台本全体から判断して、最も適切と思われる単語あるいは語句を"SAMURAI"と置き換えると思います。以上、参考になれば幸いです。サムライ拝

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Note added at 1 day6 hrs (2007-07-13 18:32:49 GMT) Post-grading
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なるほど、面白そうな映画ですね。上映されたら見てみたい気がします。ありがとうございました。
Note from asker:
Kameyamaさん、ありがとうございます。この相手の侍は戦いで深手を負い(4本の矢が体に突き刺さっています）、友とたまたまこの天狗の住む寺に逃げ込みました。一方この天狗は、彼の生きて存在する全ての意味が「戦う」ことにありました。これまでに何千人もの人間と戦ってきましたが、彼は誰一人として彼以上に腕の達つ人間に出会うことができず、「わしはもう疲れた」と言います。そして、その相手の侍が自身の寺に逃げ込んだ時、この男なら自分を斬れるかもしれないと直感し、その友の肉を料理して食べさせ、傷を回復させて戦いを挑みました。
結果的にはこの侍が天狗に勝ち、天狗のこれまでの運命を今度は、自分が引き受けていくことになります。
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